Nutly

adj, adv

adj, adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or resembling a nut or nuts; nutlike. nonstandard

    "Lundy said, “We should be able to find berries and nuts, but please don't eat them until I look at them first as so many of them are poisonous. There's a nutly bush whose leaves are really shiny and oily, and they'll be great to put on our cuts. […]"

Adverb
  1. 1
    Like a nut or nuts. nonstandard

    "Eagle of silent bingo, groups! Bessarabia! this / Distinctly! apples!" Very nutly they shine / "Beaver" "Clue" "Pylon" "Imp" "Kentucky" and "Biltmore" / But of orange greens, lane violent raspberries."

Example

More examples

"Lundy said, “We should be able to find berries and nuts, but please don't eat them until I look at them first as so many of them are poisonous. There's a nutly bush whose leaves are really shiny and oily, and they'll be great to put on our cuts. […]"

Etymology

From nut + -ly.

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